Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/224943 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 148/2020
Publisher: 
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, Institute for International Political Economy (IPE), Berlin
Abstract: 
This paper explores the impact of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement on food security by using a gravity model to examine the regional changes in trade in agricultural products. This is followed by a discussion of how this might affect the four dimensions of food security, availability, access, stability and utility. While coordination between SAFTA members has provided some positive food security attainment, institutional uncertainty and conflicts have prevented the full potential benefits from being reached.
Subjects: 
International Trade
Food Security
South Asia Free Trade Area
Development
Agriculture
JEL: 
F02
F1
F15
O13
Q18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.